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The Impact of School Feeding Programs in Senegal

May 15, 2013, Jessica Elaine Smith and Brandon Routman

Youth Policy and the Future of African Development

April 15, 2013, Kwabena Gyimah-Brempong and Mwangi S. Kimenyi

The New Push for Education Reform in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

March 1, 2013, Xanthe Ackerman, Lauren Greubel and Rebecca Winthrop

How the Post-2015 Agenda can have a Transformative Impact on Life Skills and Livelihoods

February 8, 2013, Jenny Perlman Robinson and Allison Anderson

How Education Fits into the Discussions of the UN High-Level Panel: Puzzle Piece Monrovia

February 1, 2013, Allison Anderson and Lauren Greubel

Why Did Abolishing Fees Not Increase Public School Enrollment in Kenya?

January 2013, Mwangi S. Kimenyi, Germano Mwabu, Tessa Bold and Justin Sandefur

Too Little Access, Not Enough Learning: Africa’s Twin Deficit in Education

January 16, 2013, Kevin Watkins

Narrowing Africa's Education Deficit

January 2013, Kevin Watkins

Poverty, Inequality and Africa’s Education Crisis

September 26, 2012, Julius Agbor

Africa’s Education Crisis: In School But Not Learning

September 17, 2012, Justin W. van Fleet

The State of Learning in Africa

September 17, 2012

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Africa Learning Barometer

September 17, 2012, Justin W. van Fleet, Kevin Watkins and Lauren Greubel

A Patchwork Model Won’t Work: A Call for a Holistic Education Approach for Orphans and Vulnerable Children in Zimbabwe

July 12, 2012, Pamhidzayi Berejena Mhongera and Justin W. van Fleet

Financing for a Fairer, More Prosperous Kenya

July 11, 2012, Kevin Watkins

Free Education Programs and Quality: A Tale of Two Amazing Old Men

June 6, 2012, Mwangi S. Kimenyi

Roundtable on Measuring Learning in East Africa: A discussion with Uwezo-Kenya

April 30, 2012

Education Is Critical to Tackling the Long-Term Consequences of the Famine in Somalia

August 17, 2011, Julius Agbor and Lauren Greubel

Michelle Obama’s Visit to South Africa: Empowering Youth through Quality Education

June 17, 2011, Anda Adams and Rebecca Winthrop

Education in Africa - The Story Isn't Over

May 2011, Rebecca Winthrop

Africa’s Education Financing Challenge

April 27, 2011

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A Global Education Challenge: Harnessing Corporate Philanthropy to Educate the World's Poor

March 31, 2011, Justin W. van Fleet

Corporate Philanthropy and Social Responsibility: Enhancing Global Education

March 31, 2011, Justin W. van Fleet and Rebecca Winthrop

Achieving Universal Primary Education and Reducing Hunger Through School Feeding Programs

September 20, 2010, John Muntenyo

Rewriting the Education Millennium Development Goal

September 20, 2010, John Page

A World Cup Education Legacy for Africa?

July 19, 2010, David Gartner